Lockett fights WBC and WBO champion Kelly Pavlik, the new darling of American boxing, but Lockett is certainly not running scared.

And Lockett, who is trained by Joe Calzaghe’s dad Enzo, believes Pavlik will pay for taking him lightly.

He said: “I’ve seen a lot of his fights and I saw a DVD of his seventh or eighth fight, where he boxed a journeyman and he got hit on the head and he started break dancing.

“He’s been dropped by Jermain Taylor and Fulgencio Zuniga as well.

“The guy does go over when he gets hit, but his powers of recup-eration are fantastic.

“Whether I’ve got the ability to beat him rather than just punch power, we’ll see on Saturday night.”

* THE Wapping Assassin is aiming to give a knockout performance when he takes centre stage later this month.

East Ender Jimmy Flint, who once fought Pat Cowdell for the British featherweight title, has written a one-man play on his life.

It is titled ‘The Wapping Assassin’, which was Jimmy’s ring nickname in a career that saw him win 27 of 30 pro contests.

Flint retired in 1981 and has since become an actor, appearing in films like ‘The Krays’ and ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’. Now he has penned his one-man show, saying: “It’s a bit like fighting 15 rounds! But it’s still very enjoyable.

“It really takes it out of you. The show is about an hour and 15 minutes and it’s just me – I play all the parts and do the fight scenes.”

The play charts his criminal childhood in the East End, his time in borstal and the way he learned the art of boxing. The play is a remarkable achievement as Jimmy didn’t learn to read until he was 30.

* ‘The Wapping Assassin – The True Story of an East London Legend’ will be at Wilton’s Music Hall in London E1 from June 23-26.

* Anthony Fowler, cousin of soccer ace Robbie, has won the Royal Navy ABA title for the second year running. The light-welterweight from the Golden Gloves club achieved his goal in his home city of Liverpool, defeating Tom Horgan to land the gold medal.